cornell alumna
Cornell Alumna Defends Iraqi Citizen at JFK
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Molly Lauterback calls entire process of securing the release of the immigrants “chaotic and unorganized” says it was “a pretty traumatic to witness and even more traumatic to go through.”
College of Business
Johnson Hopes Gift Will Unite Three Business Schools, Increase Business College Prestige
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At the SC Johnson College of Business celebration today, H. Fisk Johnson expressed his hope that his donation will unite the three schools and increase the international prestige of Cornell’s business program.
College of Business
In Largest Ever Donation to Ithaca Campus, Johnson ’79 Gives $150M to Endow College of Business
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Despite the controversy surrounding the creation of the College of Business just last year, Johnson’s gift will be an important milestone for the growth of all three respective schools within the college.
NFL
Michael Sam Addresses LGBT Inclusion in NFL Community
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“[Being gay] may affect your ability of playing,” Sam said. “I was the top prospect and should have probably been in the first round of draft, but now I’m not even in the league. [Football] is a dirty business and there are a lot of backroom deals.”
2016 Election
Professors Cancel Class, Responding To ‘Shocking’ Election Results
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Ngugi added that he did not want his class to prevent students from watching Hillary Clinton’s concession speech or Obama’s statement about the importance of a peaceful transition of power.
2016 Election
Has Trump Killed the Republican Party?
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Several Cornell professors and students tell different stories of the roots and implications of Trump’s rise through GOP ranks. Their analysis diverges on whether the candidate has corrupted the Republican party or merely carried conservatives’ policy and rhetoric to their logical conclusions.
State of the University
Rawlings: ‘One Cornell’ Will ‘Bridge Divide’ Between Upstate, Downstate New York
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Cornell Tech, on Roosevelt Island, is beginning a life that is “inextricably tied to Ithaca” and will enable the University to build strong departments in both campuses via direct interactions among the faculty, according to Rawlings.
Housing
Transfer Students Forced to Live in North Campus Lounges
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“Some were those who applied after the July 1 deadline,” he said. “Of course, some students apply after the deadline because they’ve been taken off a waitlist and [have] been told they were accepted after that deadline, so it’s not necessarily anyone’s ‘fault’ that they applied late.”
News
As Pokémon Go Craze Dies Down, Campus Gyms Return to Normal
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As the school year began, the number of Pokémon Go users on campus has slowly dwindled.
Anthony Nazaire
Students, Faculty Remember Nazaire’s Sense of Humor, Ambition at Vigil
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“Let us not forget Anthony,” said Sean Eversley Bradwell. “Let us make sure he lives in all of us.”